MHCO NOTE: This is the first of several articles that MHCO will be publishing on changes in Oregon statute resulting from the 2021 Oregon Legislative Session. Forms will also be updated or created as necessary as we head into the summer.
The Landlord Newsletter is general in nature and is not intended as legal advice for any specific issue that might arise, since every situation is different.
This article is general in nature and is not intended as legal advice for any specific issue that might arise, since every situation is different.
APPLICATION OF PORTLAND’S NEW TENANT ORDINANCES
TO MANUFACTURED HOUSING COMMUNITIES
By
Phillip C. Querin, MHCO Legal Counsel
July 1, 2019
Answer: The short answer is "no," you cannot evict an existing RV tenant who has been there for more than one year for no reason.
Answer: Domestic violence is a defense to eviction, but only under the proper circumstances. I have set out the law in its entirety below. As you can see, the law presumes there has been a violent act for which the landlord is evicting everyonein the space, i.e. the villain and the victim.
Do You Need an Attorney?
Answer: The process for evicting an RV tenant is the same process used for evicting most tenants in any setting. Nearly every eviction begins with an eviction notice, which must be properly served on the RV tenant.